I’ve been in Salt Lake City for less than three days but it feels like a week. My Outdoor Retailer experience started when I arrived at Pineview Reservoir, location of this year’s Open Air Demo on Monday night, the Open Air Demo day had not started yet but I was there because I had won…
Continue ReadingA representative for Outdoor Research, makers of outdoor gear since as long as I can remember [they officially started in 1981] recently contacted me via Twitter asking me for my email. I gave it to him and it turns out I was chosen to be part of the inaugural Outdoor Research Insight Lab team! This…
Continue ReadingI have issues with sunglasses. Sometimes they are too big for me and slide down my face, sometimes they give me headaches from temple pressure and/or poor quality lenses, sometimes they give me funny indention marks on my nose that hurt a bit when they decompress, sometimes they pull my hair out, and sometimes I…
Continue Reading“Hey, cool helmet!” a guy arriving to the crag called out from behind me. I said, “Thanks, I’m reviewing it. It’s a women’s specific helmet.” “Oh, I could guess that because of the things around it,” he circled his finger around this head. He meant the vine and leaf like design on the helmet. A…
Continue ReadingI think reviews don’t always have to be for the latest gear so here’s one on a product that’s been around awhile, it’s my tried and true water filter, the Katadyn Hiker Pro. I first encountered this wonder when my then boyfriend (now husband) brought it backpacking on a trip we were taking in Yosemite….
Continue ReadingNow through July 18th, your friends get $10 just for signing up The Clymb is building the planet’s most dedicated network of core outdoor enthusiasts and athletes. So tell like-minded friends and family about us. We’ll credit your account $10 when their first order ships. There are two ways to tell people about The Clymb…
Continue ReadingAs an outdoor adventure photographer I find myself wearing a backpack and sometimes being caught between wanting to have fast access to my camera and wanting it to be secure and comfortable to carry while I scramble around. The folks at Backcountry Solutions have come up with an answer to this situation. They offer the…
Continue ReadingI’ve been meaning to write a review on the foldable bowl and cup I own for some time now so here it is. The Orikaso Bowl “What is that?” a fellow camper asked me. It’s a question I’ve gotten a lot on various backpacking and camping trips. It comes up because someone sees me using…
Continue Reading“I’m sick to my stomach,” K was telling me. Mine wasn’t doing too well either. It was Thursday, July 9, a day before my departure date for a 9 day climbing trip and I was just getting the news that our trad rack of gear was possibly donated to a local charity who would have…
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